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adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading "Oh, I'm always ready for a good game," Snaffle answered.
againstprepositionUS /əˈɡenst/
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading He was outwardly gracious enough, but inwardly he nourished a bitter hatred against Erastus Snaffle for constraining him to go through this humiliation before he could win his money.
always
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From this reading "Oh, I'm always ready for a good game," Snaffle answered.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Fenton smiled as the other turned and walked with him toward the club, but inwardly he loathed the fat, vulgar man at his side.
answerednounUS /ˈanswered/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading "Oh, I'm always ready for a good game," Snaffle answered.
arose
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From this reading His sense of the fitness of things was outraged by his being obliged to associate with such a creature, and that the obligation arose entirely from his own will, only showed to his mind how helpless he was in the hands of fate.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Fenton smiled as the other turned and walked with him toward the club, but inwardly he loathed the fat, vulgar man at his side.
associate
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From this reading His sense of the fitness of things was outraged by his being obliged to associate with such a creature, and that the obligation arose entirely from his own will, only showed to his mind how helpless he was in the hands of fate.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Fenton smiled as the other turned and walked with him toward the club, but inwardly he loathed the fat, vulgar man at his side.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading He was outwardly gracious enough, but inwardly he nourished a bitter hatred against Erastus Snaffle for constraining him to go through this humiliation before he could win his money.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading His sense of the fitness of things was outraged by his being obliged to associate with such a creature, and that the obligation arose entirely from his own will, only showed to his mind how helpless he was in the hands of fate.
best
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From this reading "I was going to see my best girl, but I don't mind taking a hand instead."
bitter
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From this reading He was outwardly gracious enough, but inwardly he nourished a bitter hatred against Erastus Snaffle for constraining him to go through this humiliation before he could win his money.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "I was going to see my best girl, but I don't mind taking a hand instead."
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading His sense of the fitness of things was outraged by his being obliged to associate with such a creature, and that the obligation arose entirely from his own will, only showed to his mind how helpless he was in the hands of fate.
club
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From this reading Fenton smiled as the other turned and walked with him toward the club, but inwardly he loathed the fat, vulgar man at his side.
constraining
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From this reading He was outwardly gracious enough, but inwardly he nourished a bitter hatred against Erastus Snaffle for constraining him to go through this humiliation before he could win his money.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading He was outwardly gracious enough, but inwardly he nourished a bitter hatred against Erastus Snaffle for constraining him to go through this humiliation before he could win his money.
creaturenounUS /ˈcreature/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading His sense of the fitness of things was outraged by his being obliged to associate with such a creature, and that the obligation arose entirely from his own will, only showed to his mind how helpless he was in the hands of fate.
don't
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From this reading "I was going to see my best girl, but I don't mind taking a hand instead."
enough
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From this reading He was outwardly gracious enough, but inwardly he nourished a bitter hatred against Erastus Snaffle for constraining him to go through this humiliation before he could win his money.
entirelynounUS /ˈentirely/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading His sense of the fitness of things was outraged by his being obliged to associate with such a creature, and that the obligation arose entirely from his own will, only showed to his mind how helpless he was in the hands of fate.
Erastus
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From this reading He was outwardly gracious enough, but inwardly he nourished a bitter hatred against Erastus Snaffle for constraining him to go through this humiliation before he could win his money.
fat
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From this reading Fenton smiled as the other turned and walked with him toward the club, but inwardly he loathed the fat, vulgar man at his side.
fate
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From this reading His sense of the fitness of things was outraged by his being obliged to associate with such a creature, and that the obligation arose entirely from his own will, only showed to his mind how helpless he was in the hands of fate.
Fenton
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From this reading Fenton smiled as the other turned and walked with him toward the club, but inwardly he loathed the fat, vulgar man at his side.
fitness
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From this reading His sense of the fitness of things was outraged by his being obliged to associate with such a creature, and that the obligation arose entirely from his own will, only showed to his mind how helpless he was in the hands of fate.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "Oh, I'm always ready for a good game," Snaffle answered.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading His sense of the fitness of things was outraged by his being obliged to associate with such a creature, and that the obligation arose entirely from his own will, only showed to his mind how helpless he was in the hands of fate.
game
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From this reading "Oh, I'm always ready for a good game," Snaffle answered.
girl
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From this reading "I was going to see my best girl, but I don't mind taking a hand instead."
go
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From this reading He was outwardly gracious enough, but inwardly he nourished a bitter hatred against Erastus Snaffle for constraining him to go through this humiliation before he could win his money.
going
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From this reading "I was going to see my best girl, but I don't mind taking a hand instead."
goodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Oh, I'm always ready for a good game," Snaffle answered.
gracious
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From this reading He was outwardly gracious enough, but inwardly he nourished a bitter hatred against Erastus Snaffle for constraining him to go through this humiliation before he could win his money.
hand
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From this reading "I was going to see my best girl, but I don't mind taking a hand instead."
handsplural nounUS /hændz/
members of a ship’s crew
From this reading His sense of the fitness of things was outraged by his being obliged to associate with such a creature, and that the obligation arose entirely from his own will, only showed to his mind how helpless he was in the hands of fate.
hatred
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From this reading He was outwardly gracious enough, but inwardly he nourished a bitter hatred against Erastus Snaffle for constraining him to go through this humiliation before he could win his money.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Fenton smiled as the other turned and walked with him toward the club, but inwardly he loathed the fat, vulgar man at his side.
helpless
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From this reading His sense of the fitness of things was outraged by his being obliged to associate with such a creature, and that the obligation arose entirely from his own will, only showed to his mind how helpless he was in the hands of fate.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Fenton smiled as the other turned and walked with him toward the club, but inwardly he loathed the fat, vulgar man at his side.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Fenton smiled as the other turned and walked with him toward the club, but inwardly he loathed the fat, vulgar man at his side.
how
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From this reading His sense of the fitness of things was outraged by his being obliged to associate with such a creature, and that the obligation arose entirely from his own will, only showed to his mind how helpless he was in the hands of fate.
humiliation
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From this reading He was outwardly gracious enough, but inwardly he nourished a bitter hatred against Erastus Snaffle for constraining him to go through this humiliation before he could win his money.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I was going to see my best girl, but I don't mind taking a hand instead."
I'm
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From this reading "Oh, I'm always ready for a good game," Snaffle answered.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading His sense of the fitness of things was outraged by his being obliged to associate with such a creature, and that the obligation arose entirely from his own will, only showed to his mind how helpless he was in the hands of fate.
instead
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From this reading "I was going to see my best girl, but I don't mind taking a hand instead."
inwardly
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From this reading Fenton smiled as the other turned and walked with him toward the club, but inwardly he loathed the fat, vulgar man at his side.
loathed
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From this reading Fenton smiled as the other turned and walked with him toward the club, but inwardly he loathed the fat, vulgar man at his side.
man
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From this reading Fenton smiled as the other turned and walked with him toward the club, but inwardly he loathed the fat, vulgar man at his side.
mindnounUS /mind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "I was going to see my best girl, but I don't mind taking a hand instead."
money
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From this reading He was outwardly gracious enough, but inwardly he nourished a bitter hatred against Erastus Snaffle for constraining him to go through this humiliation before he could win his money.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "I was going to see my best girl, but I don't mind taking a hand instead."
nourished
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From this reading He was outwardly gracious enough, but inwardly he nourished a bitter hatred against Erastus Snaffle for constraining him to go through this humiliation before he could win his money.
obligation
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From this reading His sense of the fitness of things was outraged by his being obliged to associate with such a creature, and that the obligation arose entirely from his own will, only showed to his mind how helpless he was in the hands of fate.
obliged
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From this reading His sense of the fitness of things was outraged by his being obliged to associate with such a creature, and that the obligation arose entirely from his own will, only showed to his mind how helpless he was in the hands of fate.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading His sense of the fitness of things was outraged by his being obliged to associate with such a creature, and that the obligation arose entirely from his own will, only showed to his mind how helpless he was in the hands of fate.
Oh
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From this reading "Oh, I'm always ready for a good game," Snaffle answered.
only
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From this reading His sense of the fitness of things was outraged by his being obliged to associate with such a creature, and that the obligation arose entirely from his own will, only showed to his mind how helpless he was in the hands of fate.
other
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From this reading Fenton smiled as the other turned and walked with him toward the club, but inwardly he loathed the fat, vulgar man at his side.
outraged
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From this reading His sense of the fitness of things was outraged by his being obliged to associate with such a creature, and that the obligation arose entirely from his own will, only showed to his mind how helpless he was in the hands of fate.
outwardly
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From this reading He was outwardly gracious enough, but inwardly he nourished a bitter hatred against Erastus Snaffle for constraining him to go through this humiliation before he could win his money.
own
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From this reading His sense of the fitness of things was outraged by his being obliged to associate with such a creature, and that the obligation arose entirely from his own will, only showed to his mind how helpless he was in the hands of fate.
ready
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From this reading "Oh, I'm always ready for a good game," Snaffle answered.
see
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From this reading "I was going to see my best girl, but I don't mind taking a hand instead."
sense
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From this reading His sense of the fitness of things was outraged by his being obliged to associate with such a creature, and that the obligation arose entirely from his own will, only showed to his mind how helpless he was in the hands of fate.
showed
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From this reading His sense of the fitness of things was outraged by his being obliged to associate with such a creature, and that the obligation arose entirely from his own will, only showed to his mind how helpless he was in the hands of fate.
side
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From this reading Fenton smiled as the other turned and walked with him toward the club, but inwardly he loathed the fat, vulgar man at his side.
smiled
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From this reading Fenton smiled as the other turned and walked with him toward the club, but inwardly he loathed the fat, vulgar man at his side.
Snaffle
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From this reading "Oh, I'm always ready for a good game," Snaffle answered.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading His sense of the fitness of things was outraged by his being obliged to associate with such a creature, and that the obligation arose entirely from his own will, only showed to his mind how helpless he was in the hands of fate.
taking
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From this reading "I was going to see my best girl, but I don't mind taking a hand instead."
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading His sense of the fitness of things was outraged by his being obliged to associate with such a creature, and that the obligation arose entirely from his own will, only showed to his mind how helpless he was in the hands of fate.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Fenton smiled as the other turned and walked with him toward the club, but inwardly he loathed the fat, vulgar man at his side.
things
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From this reading His sense of the fitness of things was outraged by his being obliged to associate with such a creature, and that the obligation arose entirely from his own will, only showed to his mind how helpless he was in the hands of fate.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading He was outwardly gracious enough, but inwardly he nourished a bitter hatred against Erastus Snaffle for constraining him to go through this humiliation before he could win his money.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading He was outwardly gracious enough, but inwardly he nourished a bitter hatred against Erastus Snaffle for constraining him to go through this humiliation before he could win his money.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "I was going to see my best girl, but I don't mind taking a hand instead."
towardprepositionUS /təˈwɔːrd/
in the direction of
From this reading Fenton smiled as the other turned and walked with him toward the club, but inwardly he loathed the fat, vulgar man at his side.
turned
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From this reading Fenton smiled as the other turned and walked with him toward the club, but inwardly he loathed the fat, vulgar man at his side.
vulgar
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From this reading Fenton smiled as the other turned and walked with him toward the club, but inwardly he loathed the fat, vulgar man at his side.
walked
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From this reading Fenton smiled as the other turned and walked with him toward the club, but inwardly he loathed the fat, vulgar man at his side.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "I was going to see my best girl, but I don't mind taking a hand instead."
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading His sense of the fitness of things was outraged by his being obliged to associate with such a creature, and that the obligation arose entirely from his own will, only showed to his mind how helpless he was in the hands of fate.
win
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From this reading He was outwardly gracious enough, but inwardly he nourished a bitter hatred against Erastus Snaffle for constraining him to go through this humiliation before he could win his money.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Fenton smiled as the other turned and walked with him toward the club, but inwardly he loathed the fat, vulgar man at his side.
